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Vivement Dimanche! (1983)

Comedy | 110 minutes
3,26 74 votes

Genre: Comedy / Crime

Duration: 110 minuten

Alternative titles: Confidentially Yours / Strikt Vertrouwelijk / Finally Sunday!

Country: France

Directed by: François Truffaut

Stars: Fanny Ardant, Jean-Louis Trintignant and Jean-Pierre Kalfon

IMDb score: 7,2 (8.122)

Releasedate: 10 August 1983

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Vivement Dimanche! plot

When Claude Massoulier is murdered, Julien Vercel's fingerprints are found on his car. Moreover, it turns out that Marie-Christine, Julien's wife, was Massoulier's mistress, which immediately makes Julien the prime suspect. However, his secretary Barbara Becker has her doubts and investigates.

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Actors and actresses

Barbara Becker

Maître Clément

Massoulier's brother (The Priest)

Marie-Christine Vercel

Paule Delbecq

Secretarial Candidate

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François Truffaut is one of the founders of the French Nouvelle Vague and one of the most important filmmakers of the last century. His first film, Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959), is a masterpiece and one of my personal favorites. Since then, he has made 23 films, about one film a year, almost all of which I have seen.

Vivement Dimanche! (1983) is his last film, and certainly not his worst. In the first minute of the film, we witness a brutal massacre; a hunter is shot full in the face with a double-barreled shotgun. A real estate agent, whose wife was the victim's mistress, is quickly suspected since his fingerprints were found on the victim's car. However, his secretary believes in her boss's innocence and sets out to investigate.

The film is an ode to both film noir and the films of Alfred Hitchcock; the 'The Wrong Man' theme is clearly present here, and the film is shot in atmospheric black and white. Furthermore, all sorts of things happen: murder, intrigue, love, femme fatales, you name it. The story is not exactly believable, as the film noir genre is occasionally copied so over the top that it almost becomes a parody. This keeps the film pleasantly lighthearted.

In July 1983, a month before the premiere, director François Truffaut was struck by a brain tumor and a stroke. In October 1984, he eventually died, aged only 52. Unintentionally, Vivement Dimanche! thus became the French director's swan song. 3.5*

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Bobbejaantje

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Essentially a true film noir, with a script whose complex structure rivals the heyday of Bogart & Co. Humor also plays a significant role, but without disrupting the balance of the crime drama. In doing so, it also ties in with the traditions of American noir (and film in general) from the 1940s and 1950s, where there was often plenty of room for funny moments. Tongue-in-cheek, but equally entertaining, is Fanny Ardant's motivation for walking around in the characteristic long raincoat for a while.
And just like many noirs from the classic period, the film ends with an ultimate feel-good moment.

It's great that Truffaut ended his career with a bang.

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Dievegge

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This thriller is a tribute to the noir era and to Hitchcock, but at the same time, Truffaut goes against his mentors in some respects. He opted for black-and-white cinematography with headlights in the rain, shadows behind frosted glass with mirrored reflection, and cigarette smoke.

The suspect who wants to prove his innocence is Hitchcockian. Jean-Louis Trintignant, however, is no fearless hero, but hides like a frightened weasel. Fanny Ardant plays not a femme fatale or an icy blonde, but a fierce brunette who sets out herself to unmask the culprit. Traditional role patterns have been reversed.

The story is based on a pulp novel by Charles Williams. Truffaut did not intend to make a realistic crime drama, but rather a thrilling adventure with a wink in a retro style. It was a charming farewell from a director who would die one year later.

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